Local government accounting standard-setting in Australia: Did constituents participate?

Financial Accountability and Management

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 373-396

  Ryan, Christine ^c   Dunstan, Keitha ^b   Stanley, Trevor ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^c NONE

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EID: 79959719826     PISSN: 02674424     EISSN: 14680408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0408.00113     Document Type: Article

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